Naxos
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Michael Dellaira: The Leopard
Mia Flora, Abby Guido, Minghao Liu, Kim Josephson, Robynne Redmon, Leah Alexandra Torres, Margarita Parsamyan, Caroline Morales Mejia, Kevin Gwinn, Frank Ragsdale, Nicholas Skotzko, Thandolwethu Mamba, Yaqi Yang, Kevin Short (bass), Frost Symphony Orchestra, Frost Opera Theater Chorus, Gerard Schwarz
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Paul Moravec: Sanctuary Road - An oratorio based on the writings of William Still
RecommendedLaquita Mitchell (soprano), Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Blue (tenor), Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Paul Moravec (narrator), Oratorio Society of New York Choir, Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle
Moravec’s largely tonal score is deeply affecting and conveys the any voices represented in Still’s writing…The orchestral performances aren’t flawless, with some prominent slips in the brass,... —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Choral Performance
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These early ballets show the young Sullivan already had the happy knack of tickling an audience’s attention, and orchestrating with wit and precision. No other recordings of them are currently... —
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Kara Karayev: Symphony No. 1 & Violin Concerto
Janna Gandelman (violin)
Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky
Sturdy performances of the brooding, at times skittish First Symphony, influenced by Karayev’s mentor Shostakovich; the later, serialist Violin Concerto is a tense, angry work. —
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Rosemary Tuck is a fine player with a delicately flexible touch, and in the second Concertino - composed in 1841 and influenced by Chopin - she copes gracefully with every virtuoso challenge... —
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William Schuman is a major voice in American symphonic music, and no one investigating these works will be disappointed, as they are exceptionally well played and recorded. —
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Building a Library, October 2003, Highly Recommended
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Penderecki: Fonogrammi, Partita & Horn Concerto
RecommendedUrszula Janki (flute), Jennifer Montone (horn), Michal Pindakiewicz (electric guitar), Konrad Kubicki (bass guitar), Barbara Witkowska (harp), Jerzy Cembrzynski (double bass)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
the performances of the earlier pieces here are better recorded and generally better played than in the composer’s own recordings made when the techniques demanded by the music were clearly... —
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Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Classical Compendium
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